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Your Copilot Notebooks on Android Are Getting a Major Revamp in August 2026
Microsoft has quietly updated its official roadmap with an entry that should interest anyone using Copilot’s Notebooks feature on an Android device. According to roadmap ID 566704, the company is...
AI Shopping Tools Speed Up Product Research, But You Still Can't Trust Their Recommendations
ChatGPT, Amazon's Alexa, and Google's Gemini can dramatically cut the time you spend researching products online, but they fail when it comes to verifying details or confirming that an item is...
Google’s July 2026 Pixel Patch Restores No-Wipe Android 17 Beta Exit
On July 7, 2026, Google pushed a Pixel security update that quietly solves one of the most frustrating problems for Android beta testers — getting back to a stable build without wiping their phone....
Why the 13.8-inch Surface Laptop Is Our Top Pick for Most Windows Users — and the RAM Mistake to Avoid
Microsoft's latest Surface Laptop 13.8-inch isn't just a refresh. Based on extensive hands-on testing across the new lineup, it's the single best Windows laptop for everyday productivity, creativity,...
PCSX2 2.6.0 Slashes Setup Time to 15 Minutes — But BIOS Remains the Gatekeeper
A newly published guide by Sofia Lindström claims that setting up the PCSX2 2.6.0 emulator on Windows can be done in as little as 15 minutes, slashing the typical 45-minute process — but only if...
Xbox Reset: Microsoft Cuts 3,200 Jobs and Sells Studios to Streamline Gaming Unit
Microsoft is eliminating approximately 3,200 positions across its Xbox division and divesting multiple game studios, according to a detailed discussion on the July 8, 2026, episode of Windows Weekly....
Starbucks to Replace Microsoft Dynamics and IBM Maximo with Custom AI Tools by 2027
Starbucks is building AI-assisted software to replace two cornerstone enterprise platforms—Microsoft’s inventory management system and IBM’s maintenance platform—by the end of 2027. An...
Foxit Ships Urgent Patch for 30+ Security Holes in PDF Reader and Editor
On July 8, 2026, Foxit Software released a coordinated security update that plugs more than 30 vulnerabilities in its widely used Foxit PDF Reader and Foxit PDF Editor applications. The flaws, some...
New Outlook for Windows Gets Reply Warnings This Month, Templates and Auto-Categorization in September
Starting later this month, the new Outlook app for Windows will quietly caution you before you fire off a reply to an email thread that’s gone cold. The stale-thread warning is the first of three...
Microsoft Swaps Copilot’s Engine to GPT-5.6: Here’s What Changes in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Starting July 9
On July 9, 2026, Microsoft began rolling out OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 as the new default AI model for Microsoft 365 Copilot, instantly upgrading the assistant’s reasoning, context handling, and accuracy...
Microsoft’s IntelLicense Masterstroke: From 6-Month Wait to Instant Answers
Microsoft has built a weapon to slay one of enterprise IT’s oldest dragons: the soul-crushing wait for software licensing answers. The company’s internal platform, IntelLicense, consolidates 19...
DuckDuckGo’s Built-In Ad Blocker Now Silences YouTube Pre-Rolls By Default on Windows
DuckDuckGo has started blocking most YouTube video advertisements—including the pre-roll clips you typically sit through before a video plays—directly inside its browser on Windows, Mac, and...